Frequently Asked Questions

Recognition & Customer Proof

How was Cymulate recognized in G2's Winter 2024 Report?

Cymulate was recognized as a Leader for Security and Exposure Validation in G2’s Winter 2024 Report, earning 20 badges across Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and System Security categories. Cymulate ranked first in seven categories, including Usability Index, Results Index, Relationship Index, Implementation Index, and Grid Report for Breach and Attack Simulation, as well as Usability and Results Index for System Security. Source (December 17, 2024).

What do customers say about Cymulate on G2?

Cymulate received 95 customer reviews on G2 with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating. Customers praised Cymulate for its simplicity, ability to simulate complex cyber attacks, clear communication of risks to management, and effectiveness in measuring the ROI of security products. Read reviews.

What are some real customer testimonials about Cymulate?

Customers have described Cymulate as "a simple product with capabilities of doing complex cyber attack simulations," and noted that it "effectively communicates risks to management in a clear and articulate way." Others highlighted its value for Red Teamers and its ability to measure the effectiveness and ROI of security products. See more testimonials.

How many badges did Cymulate earn in G2's Winter 2024 Report?

Cymulate earned 20 badges in G2's Winter 2024 Report, including first place in seven categories related to Breach and Attack Simulation and System Security. Press release.

Where can I find more Cymulate customer reviews and ratings?

You can find additional customer reviews and ratings for Cymulate on G2 and on Cymulate's Reviews page.

What industry recognition and awards has Cymulate received?

Cymulate has been named a Market Leader for Automated Security Validation by Frost & Sullivan and recognized as a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights. For more details, see the Awards page and press release.

Where can I find Cymulate's latest news, press releases, and media coverage?

You can find all of Cymulate's latest company announcements, press releases, and media coverage in the newsroom. This includes information on partnerships, product updates, industry awards, and expert research featured in leading publications.

How does Cymulate use customer feedback to improve its platform?

Cymulate relies on customer feedback to guide platform innovation and ensure its solutions keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. Positive customer experiences and reviews directly influence Cymulate's product development and feature updates. Source.

What is Cymulate's overall customer satisfaction rating?

Cymulate has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating on G2, based on 95 customer reviews as of December 2024. See G2 ratings.

Features & Capabilities

What is Cymulate and what does it do?

Cymulate is a security and exposure validation platform that provides a single source of truth for threat exposure and the actions required to close security gaps before attackers can exploit them. It automates advanced offensive security testing to validate controls, threats, and attack paths, and integrates with existing security and IT infrastructure. Learn more.

What are the main features of the Cymulate platform?

Cymulate's main features include Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), exposure analytics, automated testing and validation of security controls, and integration with existing security infrastructure. The platform provides continuous discovery, validation, prioritization, and guided remediation of security weaknesses. Platform details.

Does Cymulate support Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)?

Yes, Cymulate is recognized as a leader in Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), offering automated simulations to test and validate security controls across an organization's digital infrastructure. Learn more.

What is Attack Surface Management (ASM) in Cymulate?

Attack Surface Management (ASM) in Cymulate helps organizations discover, monitor, and manage their external and internal attack surfaces. It provides visibility into exposures and potential attack paths, enabling proactive risk mitigation. Platform overview.

How does Cymulate validate security controls?

Cymulate automatically tests and validates security controls across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure. It reveals exposures, dangerous attack paths, and security gaps, and provides guidance on addressing these concerns before a breach occurs. More info.

What is Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) in Cymulate?

Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) in Cymulate enables organizations to simulate advanced adversary tactics and techniques on an ongoing basis, helping to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. Red Teaming.

How does Cymulate help measure the effectiveness of security products?

Cymulate helps organizations measure the effectiveness and ROI of each security product by providing extensive coverage for assessing MITRE TTPs, simulating real-world attacks, and delivering actionable insights for remediation. Platform details.

What types of attack simulations does Cymulate offer?

Cymulate offers a wide range of attack simulations, including those aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, to assess prevention, detection, and response capabilities across the entire attack lifecycle. Learn more.

How does Cymulate integrate with existing security infrastructure?

Cymulate is an open platform that integrates with existing security and IT infrastructure, driving the workflows of the exposure management process and enhancing the value of current security investments. Integration partners.

Use Cases & Benefits

Who uses Cymulate and what types of organizations benefit most?

Cymulate is used by more than 500 customers worldwide, including organizations of all sizes and industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, media, transportation, and manufacturing. It is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, Red Teams, and vulnerability management professionals. See case studies.

What problems does Cymulate solve for security teams?

Cymulate addresses challenges such as fragmented security tools, resource constraints, unclear risk prioritization, cloud complexity, communication barriers, inadequate threat simulation, operational inefficiencies in vulnerability management, and post-breach recovery challenges. Learn more.

How does Cymulate help organizations improve their security posture?

Cymulate provides continuous discovery, validation, prioritization, and guided remediation of security weaknesses, enabling organizations to baseline their security posture and strengthen cyber resilience. More info.

What measurable outcomes have Cymulate customers achieved?

Customers have reported measurable outcomes such as an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months (Hertz Israel), a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, and a 4.9/5 customer satisfaction rating. See case study.

Are there case studies showing Cymulate's impact?

Yes, Cymulate features numerous case studies, such as Hertz Israel reducing cyber risk by 81% in four months, a sustainable energy company scaling penetration testing, and a credit union optimizing SecOps. Browse case studies.

How does Cymulate address the needs of different security roles?

Cymulate tailors its solutions for CISOs and security leaders (providing metrics and insights), SecOps teams (automating processes and improving efficiency), Red Teams (offensive testing with a large attack library), and vulnerability management teams (prioritizing and validating exposures). CISO solutions, SecOps solutions, Red Teaming, Vulnerability Management.

What are the key benefits of using Cymulate?

Key benefits include improved security posture, operational efficiency, faster threat validation, cost savings, enhanced threat resilience, and better decision-making with actionable insights and quantifiable metrics. Benefits overview.

How does Cymulate help with regulatory compliance and audits?

Cymulate helps organizations prove compliance with financial regulators and improve internal governance by providing validated data, quantifiable metrics, and audit-ready reports. See case study.

Technical Requirements & Implementation

How easy is it to implement Cymulate?

Cymulate is designed for quick and easy implementation, operating in agentless mode with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment. Schedule a demo.

What support resources are available for Cymulate users?

Cymulate offers comprehensive support, including email support, real-time chat, a knowledge base with technical articles and videos, webinars, e-books, and an AI chatbot for quick answers. Webinars, E-books.

What integrations does Cymulate support?

Cymulate integrates with a wide range of security technologies, including Akamai Guardicore, AWS GuardDuty, BlackBerry Cylance OPTICS, Carbon Black EDR, Check Point CloudGuard, Cisco Secure Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Wiz, SentinelOne, and more. See all integrations.

What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate hold?

Cymulate holds several key certifications, including SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and CSA STAR Level 1. These certifications demonstrate Cymulate's commitment to industry-leading security and compliance standards. Security at Cymulate.

How does Cymulate ensure data security and privacy?

Cymulate ensures data security through encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), secure AWS-hosted data centers, a tested disaster recovery plan, and compliance with GDPR. The platform also features 2FA, RBAC, and IP address restrictions. More details.

What is Cymulate's pricing model?

Cymulate operates on a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's requirements. Pricing depends on the chosen package, number of assets, and scenarios selected. For a detailed quote, schedule a demo with the Cymulate team.

How quickly can organizations start using Cymulate after purchase?

Organizations can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment, thanks to Cymulate's agentless mode and minimal setup requirements. Get started.

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Cymulate Recognized as Leader for Security and Exposure Validation in G2’s Winter 2024 Report  

December 17, 2024

Cymulate earns 20 badges across BAS, ASM and System Security.

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV – December 17, 2024 - Cymulate, the leader in security and exposure validation, was recognized in multiple security categories in the G2 Winter 2024 Report. Based on responses and ratings from business professionals, Cymulate received 20 badges in total for its breach and attack simulation (BAS), attack surface management (ASM), and system security solutions. 

The report from G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace, is based on the responses of real users for each of the report’s related questions featured in the G2 review form. Among its recognitions, Cymulate was ranked first in seven categories across the Winter 2024 Report, including:

  • Usability Index for Breach and Attack Simulation 
  • Results Index for Breach and Attack Simulation 
  • Relationship Index for Breach and Attack Simulation 
  • Implementation Index for Breach and Attack Simulation 
  • Grid Report for Breach and Attack Simulation 
  • Usability Index for System Security 
  • Results Index for System Security 

"This recognition from G2 in its Winter 2024 report emphasizes Cymulate's commitment to a customer-first mentality,” said Eyal Wachsman, CEO and Co-founder of Cymulate. “As we innovate our platform to meet market demand, we rely on customer feedback to ensure we’re keeping pace with the evolving threat landscape. These badges, based on positive customer experiences, only validate our efforts and motivate us to continue offering the best-in-class solutions on the market.” 

Cymulate’s platform received 95customer reviews on the G2 platform, with a 4.9-star ranking out of 5. Customers left a wide range of positive comments about the Cymulate platform, including: 

  • “A simple product with capabilities of doing complex cyber attack simulations” 
  • “Cymulate effectively communications risks to management in a clear and articulate way” 
  • “Cymulate is helping us measure the effectiveness and ROI of each security product” 
  • "Provides extensive coverage for assessing Mitre TTPs and a handy tool for Red Teamers" 

"We typically see only around 10% of all vendors on G2 appear in our quarterly Market Reports, so it’s a major accomplishment that Cymulate has been recognized this season, Winter 2024,” said Sara Rossio, Chief Product Officer at G2. “We extend our congratulations to Cymulate for receiving praise through authentic customer reviews, powering its rankings on the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace." 

The Cymulate platform automatically tests and validates security controls across an organization’s entire digital infrastructure to reveal exposures, dangerous attack paths, and security gaps, providing guidance on addressing these concerns before an organization suffers a breach. Cymulate offers a complete view of a company’s security posture, validates security efficacy, and correlates risk scores with business priorities to minimize business risks through a combination of BAS, ASM, Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and exposure analytics on a single platform. 

Learn more about what real users have to say on G2’s Cymulate review page or visit Cymulate at www.cymulate.com

About Cymulate   
Cymulate, the leader in security and exposure validation, provides the single source of truth for threat exposure and the actions required to close security gaps before attackers can exploit them. More than 500 customers worldwide rely on the Cymulate platform to baseline their security posture and strengthen cyber resilience with continuous discovery, validation, prioritization, and guided remediation of security weaknesses. Cymulate automates advanced offensive security testing to validate controls, threats, and attack paths. As an open platform, Cymulate integrates with existing security and IT infrastructure and drives the workflows of the exposure management process. For more information, visit www.cymulate.com.  

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